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[[image:Johnbrown.jpg|200px|thumb|John Brown. Ca. 1850]]

[[image:Johnbrown.jpg|200px|thumb|John Brown. Ca. 1850]]

'''John Brown''' (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a [[Congregationalist]] [[abolitionist]] whose violent actions to hurt [[slavery]] helped start the [[American Civil War]]. His raid on [[Harper's Ferry]] Virginia in 1859 was designed to start a slave insurrection, but no slaves joined and it failed. Brown was tried and hung for treason to the state of Virginia.

'''John Brown''' (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a [[Congregationalist]] [[abolitionist]] whose violent actions to hurt [[slavery]] helped start the [[American Civil War]]. His raid on [[Harper's Ferry]] [[Virginia]] in 1859 was designed to start a slave insurrection, but no slaves joined and it failed. Brown was tried and hung for treason to the state of Virginia.

Unlike most abolitionists, Brown believed that the use of violence was morally justifiable in the fight against slavery. He was born into a religious [[Yankee]] family, and was taught from a young age that slavery was incompatible with the message of the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.civilwarhome.com/johnbrownbio.htm</ref>

Unlike most abolitionists, Brown believed that the use of violence was morally justifiable in the fight against slavery. He was born into a religious [[Yankee]] family, and was taught from a young age that slavery was incompatible with the message of the [[Bible]].<ref>http://www.civilwarhome.com/johnbrownbio.htm</ref>